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Unit 7

TermDefinition
Progressives Those who wanted to improve society.
Suffrage The right to vote.
Prohibition A ban on the sale of alcohol.
Neutral Not taking a side.
Impeachment Charging a public official with wrongdoing of a crime.
Surplus More products that are available than are in demand.
Regulation A rule created by the government that has the same effect as a law.
Unethical Wrong and unacceptable according to rules or beliefs about mortallity.
Pardon A release from punishment for a crime.
Segregation The separation of people by race.
Industrialization The development of industry in a country.
Refugee Someone who is forced to leave their country to escape danger.
Stock A share of ownership in a company.
Depression A period of low economic activity & high employment.
The Great Depression A severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world. It started with a sharp decline in stock prices in the U.S. and lasted for 10 years.
Pensions Grant money paid to people who retired.
Centennial The festival in 1936 marking 100 years since Texas declared it's freedom from Mexico.
The Dust Bowl Was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the agriculture of the American prairies during the 1930's.
Erosion The gradual wearing away of something, such as soil.
Foreclosures The action of the bank taking back ownership of a property because the mortgagor fails to be able to make payments.
Tenant Farmers A person who rents a plot of land from it's owner and pays for it's use with a share of crops.
Boom-and-bust cycle A prolonged period with great profits followed by a sharp decline.
Decline A recession in businesses income that typically occurs when consumers are spending less.
Topsoil The part of soil where most plants have their roots.
Hooverville Derisive name for the name of the camps made of cardboard where the homeless lived during the Great Depression. Named after the president at the time, Herbert Hoover.
New Deal A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by FDR in order to get out of the Great Depression.
Lobbyist A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.
Herbert Hoover The 31st president of the U.S. (Republican) and was president when the Great Depression began.
Franklin D. Roosevelt The 32nd president of the U.S. (Democrat) commonly known as FDR. He was the ONLY president to serve more than 2 terms.
Ensure To make something certain or secure.
Expansion The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
Dictator A ruler who has complete power over a country.
Fascism A system in which the government has complete control over a country.
Empire Groups of countries united under the power of a single ruler.
Alien Foreign-born residents of a country who have not yet become citizens.
Internment Confinement, especially during wartime.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Commonly known as Ike, he was the 34th president of the U.S. (Republican) He was a 5 star army general before becoming president.
World War ll The second global conflict that lasted from 1939-1945. Most of the worlds countries, including all the great powers, fought as part of two opposing military alliances.
Radical Departing from tradition; innovative.
Rationing Limiting the amount of food and goods people can buy, often during wartime.
Blackout When cities kept their lights off at night for safety during times of war.
Bond A promise to repay with interest the amounts borrowed from the buyers.
Diverse Showing a great deal of variety.
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